Right to Choose and Informant

Hi, I'm awaiting diagnosis via the Right to Choose and had a question about the role of the informant in the process. The guidance I have come across is that an informant is required and this needs to be someone who has known you when you were 4-5 years of age. This is not possible for me, as my parents do not have the capacity to get involved, I'm an only child and since I'm 58 most of my teachers have died. Therefore, I'm wondering can someone else, such as life partner be an informant? Any guidance or insight, that anyone can provide regarding this query will be most appreciated. Thanks. 

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  • Thanks for your message and link to your question, which indeed was closely related. From the responses to your question, it seems like many others had faced questioned the role of the informant, especially in relation to childhood experiences. I will follow your example and list out examples of quirks from early days and so on, so I'm prepared when the assessment takes place (it could be a while as I'm on the waiting list). I read with interest that you chose Clinical Partners - as I have chosen them too. Also, you mentioned your husband is ASD - so it my husband.